Government Workers Now Outnumber Manufacturing Workers by 9,977,000

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

We need more government jobs, not less.

We are at a 50 year low in the ratio of government jobs to the overall population.

Yes, I pulled that 50 year low figure out of my ass, but I'll bet it's pretty close to reality.

Economic growth is flat, we're replacing manufacturing jobs, and higher paying jobs in general with lower wage jobs...

...so how is it that we can afford expanding gov't jobs?

Also, government is immune to inefficiencies that, for example, advancing technology might offer to managing labor costs? We just need "more gov't jobs " because we're at a 50 year low, regardless of the work that might or might now be available? Sounds like you want to bring back the secretarial pool with all the typewriters?